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Monday, April 14, 2014

Throwing Shadow

Armitage World is in a tizzy again and so, okay, deep breath. It's a good tizzy this time, at least. The Crucible? The Secret of Casa Matusita? I think most of us would be good with either one, right? As Frenz pointed out here we generally don't hear about what boyfriend is up to until it's a done deal so while the rumors are fun to think about I won't put stock into them till something goes up at RANet.com, which is as official as it gets.

However, at the risk of irritating the Matthew Clairmont people and confusing everybody, I want to throw something out there. Neil Gaiman's novel American Gods has been in development for a while now, first with HBO and now with Freemantle Media as Gaiman explains in this journal entry from February 3. The project's IMDB page is virtually empty. So for those of you who've read it, would Armitage not be an amazing Shadow? I mean, really? Shadow is freaking cool and conflicted and confused and did I mention cool? Because really. Can you see it? I can totally see it. I would LOVE to see it.

Please. Please please please. Pleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease. Who do I need to send a fruit basket to for this to happen?

Okay, no, I know that's not really how it works. But still, it's fun to think about it. Even more fun is considering that two of Armitage's cast mates from The Hobbit have appeared in Gaiman adaptations: Sir Ian McKellen narrated Stardust in 2007 and Benedict Cumberbatch appeared as Islington in Neverwhere on BBC Radio 4 last year (that's where today's video is from).

What do you think? Have you read it? Is there a role you can totally see him in that hasn't come up before? Comments are open.

23 comments:

This is something I can see Armitage having read and enjoyed. (I haven't read it, so I can't comment. My tastes in aspirational roles still all move toward the classical. Lately I've been thinking about Iago.)

uhm... I have over 350 books on my kindle (which means that's my ACTIVE to read list) and then on my PC Kindle, I have over 17000 books, with 200 in the now being read folder (meaning they're next and 200 is my personal ceiling) and then close to 600 in the to read which I drop randomly into the the Now reading folder, which then goes on the kindle and I've been known to bypass all of those and go directly to fantasy, mystery or historical romance.

Neil Gaiman? Two words: GOOD OMENS. It's allegedly also in production, but there's no info about it. Who RA could play in it? I haven't thought that far yet, I just thought it would be awesome if he was in it, as it's one of my favourite novels. *cough* Maybe he could be Crowley? :D Also, it would be a comedy, so yay!

Hm. Love this book, would love to see a (good) movie adaptation of it. Main problem with this casting dream is that Shadow is supposed to be noticeably not-white. Fans debated it for a while, but Neil Gaiman confirmed it.